Thank you Peter - very interesting. I've recently bought a timber-framed house and, although there have been many problems - and I'm sure lots more to come - this makes me feel pretty fortunate.
@-mills-10718 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter. How do these buildings stay structurally stable with this level of rot, or is the heartwood still relatively sound? In addition, how do you go about repairing something like this and ensuring that the property remains structurally stable whilst doing so? Many thanks for any answers, great videos.
@HSilver3418 жыл бұрын
Some cost there any chance of seeing the work on the property as its progressing ? great info again
@2010gtoner4 жыл бұрын
Peter. I have to say I wish I was your apprentice 30 years ago xx great stuff.
@MarkRimmell8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, very informative. £40,000- £50,000 estimate, ouch! Really feel for people who find themselves in this situation. I know from experience the frustration of well-meaning repairs making things worse in houses. Just wondering if any of the cost, in this case, would be covered by building insurance?
@spinynorman82176 жыл бұрын
Shuddered at the cost, hastle, worry, damage etc!
@WarmDryHome6 жыл бұрын
Yup - and all could have been avoided if people didnt use the wrong materials..
@petergambier6 жыл бұрын
Once again a fine assessment Peter. With many thatched builds that have no guttering I usually recommend putting in a French drain which is dug down to below the foundation when the ground level is higher than the floor level. Somebody once told me that if you put a strip of copper along the ridge of a normal tiled roof that this would kill off most moss and stop any further growth, would this work with a thatched roof as well? How often would the ferrous sulphate have to sprayed on and what is the rough cost for a container of the stuff please? When you look at most buildings issues with damp, sticking them up on a short raised brick or stone columns might well be a possible solution.
@isctony8 жыл бұрын
wow, heck of a job!
@KevinAmatt8 жыл бұрын
What was the name of the chemical that kills the moss on the roof? I went to see a cob cottage with thick moss on the thatch, maybe it's too late. She said a thatcher told her he can patch it up. The cob walls have been rendered with cement and is cracking. The client contacted me to repaint the exterior walls with sandtex. I told her the cement should be removed and re-rendered with lime then lime washed. I haven't heard back from her.
@WarmDryHome8 жыл бұрын
Yup - ferrous sulphate... Should tell the woman that if walls are cob, the house WILL fall down if cement rendered... You could try showing her how wet it is behind the cement ... Bet theres timber behind there too - will be like a compost heap.
@Liberté-bell8 жыл бұрын
This just breaks my heart
@WarmDryHome8 жыл бұрын
Sad - and all because of impervious paints, cement, concrete, modern materials, bad drainage, high ground levels.. Our historic properties are disappearing rapidly - faster now than over the last 150 years...
@Liberté-bell8 жыл бұрын
Peter Ward how I wish I could have gone into your line of work. It means so much to me.
@WarmDryHome7 жыл бұрын
Still can! Chartered surveyors are a waste of time really - its experience that counts...
@jamesgraham3548 жыл бұрын
Would you remove all exterior paint then after repair lime wash it? And in regards to the timer frame would you have to fully replace the whole lot or just infill the damaged parts? How would you protect the exterior woodwork? Creosote? Cheers James.
@stuartnaylor39698 жыл бұрын
Hello Pete. Just watched the video and all makes sense. What are your thoughts about removing brick panels and replacing with boards with soft oak wood in the region